With the rise in popularity of social media and a lot of consultants focusing almost exclusively on developing a social media strategy for clients, we thought it would be a good idea to go back to basics for a refresher on other ways to communicate. Don’t get us wrong, social media is important and it […]
Keep ReadingOk, we all know I am critic of Google’s data collection practices, but now they are starting a new program called Screenwise where they actually bribe you to give up your privacy. I am not kidding. Under the guise of “making Google better”, they will now send you gift cards for installing a browser extension […]
Keep ReadingIf you know me, you know I am a big fan of our local Sheriff here in Polk County. I served on his citizens advisory council for a year and saw the inner-workings of the department in a way that really solidified my respect for how it is run. I’m not on the council anymore, […]
Keep ReadingYou know, nothing is absolute in business. I don’t like to use the word “mistakes,” mainly because I believe in the old saying “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” But the truth is, nobody is perfect. Sure I’ve made some bonehead decisions along the way, but that’s how you learn, right? Some of the […]
Keep ReadingIn my last post, I shared some interesting statistics about social networking. Now, let me ask you this: Have you ever been rowdy and happy-go-lucky before? Have you ever had a picture taken of you doing something that now you or anyone else would consider inappropriate ? How about written something and wishing you wouldn’t […]
Keep ReadingAs many of you know, Tina, my search guru, has been pushing me into the use of Social Media as a tool to increase my exposure on the web as well as increase business. So far, I have to say that I have had some pretty impressive results and I’m just getting started. One of […]
Keep ReadingWow. This is one of those blog entries that I really hate to write. The reason I hate writing it is that it is very real situation that happens probably a lot more than even I think. What warrants it as this weeks topic of a rant is that a friend and client of mine […]
Keep ReadingI write about this a lot – and rightfully so – I believe it is one of the most fundamental things that a business can do to increase sales, customer satisfaction, ROI, TCO, IRR or whatever acronym or metric you want to use. Why do I believe this? Because I have proven it. The topic: […]
Keep ReadingI read a story the other day that as usual, inspired some ideas for this blog post. I don’t mean this as a totally shameless plug, but one of the things that makes my company so unique is that we have a very balanced view of the solutions that we implement. What I mean by “balanced view” […]
Keep ReadingWell here we have it. I think that quite possibly for the first time in history I am actually going to make good on a new years resolution before new years day. If you haven’t checked out the web site today, you might want to take a quick peek. It’s changed. A lot. I have been in […]
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